Essays Tagged: "national unity"

Throughout Canadian history, the idea of nationalunity has been challenged numerous times, mainly by conflicts between English and French Ca ... rudeau was in power, its main focus was on resolving these conflicts to bring about a true sense of nationalunity, without the regionalism that was and still is plaguing our country today. Although i ... cial Languages Act and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms to secure French language rights, and the National Energy Program, which was meant to share Alberta's wealth with the rest of the nation.On No ...

thin as a fine piece of string which could be broken at a blink of an eye. A time when there was no nationalunity among countries, but instead localized communities. But despite this, some kingdoms d ...

tic civil war, from one perspective, pull the two sides together but in the end self-interest rules.National unity among the states was the goal, but many plans seemed to either backfire or get overco ... e reason this was completely out of line and made matters worse than they had to be for the country.National unification wasn't so hard to achieve, but without a well founded, experienced government i ...

the War of 1812 had on the American public is very significant. The War of 1812 sparked a sense of nationalunity. It invoked intense feelings of nationalism and patriotism because the Americans were ... r. The War of 1812 strengthened bonds between people of all states and boosted American morale. The nationalism launched the beginnings of American literature with Washington Irving and James Fennimor ...

How valid is this statement? By the 1850's the Constitution, originally framed as an instrument of nationalunity, had become a source of sectional discord and tension and ultimately contributed to t ... s in the Constitution related to the issues of slavery and the power of states' governments vs. the national government the union split into rivaling sections ultimately leading to the Civil War.The d ...

The National Unity of CanadaThe unity of a nation is a very important aspect of being sovereign. A gover ... s of government works well and should remain as it is.Representation by population allows for great nationalunity. It helps get opinions and ideas from the far corners of Canada. There are currently ... he major cities, to the rural areas of Canada.Equalization payments are an excellent way to promote nationalunity. By giving money to less economically rich provinces, the disparity between the provi ...

mmissionThe South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) was set up by the Government of National Unity to work on the events that occurred as a result of apartheid. During this time, there ...

Fundamentally the rulers of Italy did very little to advance the cause of nationalunity in the years between 1820 and 1944, as it better served their interests not to. Altho ... ur. This unity was merely nominal - the reality being that a great amount of apathy existed towards nationalunity and among the Italian population and continued to exist throughout the period. Signif ... regionalism, anti-clericalism and the divorce of 'real' and 'legal' Italy.The desire for an Italian national identity can be traced back as far as the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Both Machia ...

ective because of his policies on promoting Canadian industries, expanding the railway, encouraging nationalunity and most importantly the creation of two new provinces because of increased immigrati ... itish. When in a British war we would send the Anglos. With this, he helped unite Canada and spread national pride. He also made Canada a more powerful separate country. He started a navy and loosened ...

1800-1850, with the Louisiana Purchase and Mexican cessions. These expansions had a large impact on nationalunity. The question of slavery in new territories caused national disunity; however as the ... able for slavery, unity was much stronger.The Louisiana Purchase, of 1803, had a positive effect on nationalunity. Acquiring this land was very important, because with the land came New Orleans and t ...

In 1949, the Nationalist party of China, the Kuomintang (KMT), fled from mainland China after a civil war with th ... s, each one rules by a different warlord. Around this time, two political parties formed. One was a Nationalist Party, the KMT, founded by Sun Yat-sen. The other was a Communist party, the CCP. From 1 ... ords. However in 1927 Chiang Kai-shek, the KMT leader, decided that the Communists were a threat to National unity. He ordered members of the Kuomintang to turn their guns on the Communists. 5 600 Com ...

idel Castro. However, Castro did not keep his promise of holding free elections. Castro claimed the nationalunity that had been created would be destroyed by the competing political parties in an ele ...

that the matter was an executive responsibility. His goal for reconstruction was the restoration of nationalunity through lenient political reconciliation. Lincoln's ideas were clear when he delivere ...

. But of what? Its champions variously hoped for independence from foreign rule, the development of national self-consciousness, nationalunity, a renewal of morality in government, and eventual natio ... f morality in government, and eventual national greatness. It is clear that the Risorgimento led to national unification. It led, but only slowly, to a national identity. The other goals were only inc ...

d can symbolize their aspirations. Despite the limits on his power, he can be the greatest force in nationalunity.A stronger economy in America should be highly important to a presidency candidate. T ...

the post-independence political concerns in Uganda today is that ethnicity had been detrimental to nationalunity, democracy and development. There is no doubt that the conflicts in Uganda from 1964 ... brought within the fold of one country peoples at different levels of social development and split nationalities into or among several countries . One important colonial legacy is that Uganda is made ...

ace-loving people with phantoms of lost liberty, my message is this: Your tactics only... erode our nationalunity and diminish our resolve," said Ashcroft to the Senate Judiciary Committee. Americans ... rage-joe's" popular opinion, contribute immensely to our economy, do not pose any serious threat to national security, and behave in just the same manner as our forefathers did when they first arrived ...

came a reality and the relief that poured into Halifax from people across the nation demonstrated a nationalunity for Canadians. In addition, newspaper articles from countries around the world grabbe ... lso, the rescue efforts and hospitals across Canada who took in the sick and injured truly showed a national pride that developed, bringing the country together in the time of crisis. The Halifax Expl ...

In 1949, the Nationalist party of China, the Guomindang, fled from mainland China after a civil war with the Chin ... ch one rules by a different warlord. Around this time, two political parties were formed. One was a Nationalist Party, the KMT, founded by Sun Yat-sen. The other was a Communist party, the CCP. From 1 ... ords. However in 1927 Chiang Kai-shek, the KMT leader, decided that the Communists were a threat to National unity. He ordered members of the Guomindang to turn their guns on the Communists. 5 600 Com ...